Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning separate evaluations for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for an increased evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum 10 percent rating, and there is no legal basis for an increased rating.

The appellant's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum single 10 percent rating, and no higher. The Board denied the request for separate ratings for each ear.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus as a matter of law, finding that the legal criteria do not meet the requirement.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant is receiving the maximum schedular evaluation for tinnitus and cannot be granted a higher rating as there are no legal bases to support such an increase.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for the assignment of separate evaluations for each ear.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected bilateral tinnitus, to include separate evaluations for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for the assignment of a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260, and thus no additional evaluation can be granted.

The veteran's request for an increased rating for service-connected bilateral tinnitus, currently evaluated at 10 percent, has been denied as he is already in receipt of the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as only a single 10 percent rating is available under the current version of Diagnostic Code 6260, regardless of whether the tinnitus is perceived as unilateral or bilateral.

The appellant's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus, to include entitlement to separate evaluations for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent has been assigned.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in both ears was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for separate ratings in each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board denied an increased evaluation as there is no legal basis for a separate rating for each ear.